| Mon oncle Antoine | |
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| Directed by | Claude Jutra |
| Written by | Clément Perron |
| Produced by | Marc Beaudet |
| Starring | Jacques Gagnon Jean Duceppe Olivette Thibault Lionel Villeneuve Claude Jutra |
| Cinematography | Michel Brault |
| Edited by | Claire Boyer Claude Jutra |
| Music by | Jean Cousineau |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | National Film Board of Canada |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $750,000 |
Mon oncle Antoine (My Uncle Antoine) is a 1971 French-language Canadian drama film directed by Claude Jutra for the National Film Board of Canada.
The film depicts life in the Maurice Duplessis-era Asbestos Region of rural Québec before the Asbestos Strike of 1949. Set at Christmas time, the story is told from the point of view of 15-year-old boy Benoît (Jacques Gagnon) who is coming of age in a mining town. The Asbestos Strike is regarded by Québec historians as a seminal event in the years before the Quiet Revolution (c. 1959–1970).
The film is an examination of the social conditions in Québec's old, agrarian, conservative and cleric-dominated society on the eve of the social and political changes that transformed the province a decade later.[1]
The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 44th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
- ^ Ellerman, Evelyn. "Mon Oncle Antoine Commentary". Canadian Film Online. Athabasca University. Retrieved 7 March 2013.